Jewish Center at Michigan State Vandalized Twice Over Hanukkah
“This is deeply upsetting — but it does not define us, and it will not deter us.”
How is this not a hate crime? Where is everyone on the left to condemn this?
The College Fix reports:
Michigan State Jewish center vandalized twice over Hanukkah
Police are asking the public for help identifying an individual suspected of vandalizing the Michigan State University Chabad Jewish Center twice last week during Hanukkah.
Several windows were broken and “swastika graffiti” was spraypainted on the door, according to a series of Facebook posts from the center’s leaders, Rabbi Bentzy Shemtov and his wife, Simi.
“This is deeply upsetting — but it does not define us, and it will not deter us. We are guided by the message of Chanukah: when darkness increases, so must light. Retreat has never been the Jewish response,” the Chabad leaders wrote.
The City of East Lansing confirmed on Facebook that its police are seeking help identifying the individual who is believed to be responsible for both incidents.
The incidents are being considered potential hate crimes, according to the city.
“Video evidence shows the same subject vandalizing” the Chabad building on Dec. 16 and again Dec. 18, according to city officials. The city also published two photos of the individual and asked the public to contact the East Lansing Police Department if they have information about the suspect.
In the first incident, a video shows the individual throwing rocks at the building and damaging several windows, MLive reports.
“The second incident, which occurred [Thursday] between 3:00 and 4:00 a.m., involved an individual spray painting swastikas and the words ‘he’s back’ on MSU Chabad’s front door before throwing rocks at the building’s windows,” The State News reports.
Michigan State University President Kevin Guskiewicz condemned the “antisemitic vandalism” in a statement Thursday.
Guskiewicz said no one was physically harmed, but the crime still damaged the university community.
“Acts such as these reverberate far beyond physical damage, especially for members of the Jewish community who continue to live with the heightened reality of antisemitism,” he stated.
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